Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile?

Until now Spotify is 320 kbs at best, and Tidal can be had in full redbook cd quality. So for that, use your Oppo and enjoy.

I use Tidal on my oppo and it sounds very good. I was surprised, I was not expecting the sound quality I got.. definitely better than Spotify. Willem is spot on there.

Great!

@willemj and @toddverrone: that's my next musical adventure. I love after long while being in a position where I can listen to the music rather than to my system.

I second that! And then, after a few months I read something on here that gets me curious and around we go again.. it's like a gentle upwards spiral of audio awesomeness

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As and old music lover/audiophile ( is there such a thing? ) I will relay my steps towards streaming. 
I purchased a really nice dac you may be able to use your CD player. At first I started burning my CDs onto my laptop using JRiver software. For me I really didn't like looking at my computer while listening and trying to enjoy music. I purchased a Melco N1 at 2k. Then a comparable Buffalo burner. Now I burn my CDs to the Melco at the same time I use it to play music. So the Melco is a library and player with 2 terabytes plus unlimited external storage. I loaded up a " remote " app on my IPad and use that to control the Melco, which has its own software. 
Now I have almost all my CDs recored and playable. I like the sound quality better then any player I have owned, and I have easier access.  
Haven't gotten into streaming yet, a friend of mine had stored a huge collection of CDs, put them on a hard drive which I downloaded to the Melco, now I have so much music don't know how long it will take to listen to all of it. When I get board I may go to streaming. 

Just a thought.